STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Bella Podurgiel was still in high school, working nights and weekends as a salon assistant, washing hair, sweeping floors and dreaming of becoming an entrepreneur. “I always knew ...

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa dumped heavy rain on Hispaniola as forecasters warned Wednesday of a significant flood risk in parts of the Caribbean region in the coming days. The rains snarled ...

Often dismissed as a mid-itinerary stop between better-known destinations, the Faroe Islands can surprise cruise visitors with wild landscapes and a deep sense of place and community. ByDavid Nikel, ...

Invest 97L developed into Tropical Storm Lorenzo in the Atlantic on Monday, Oct. 13, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center. Lorenzo's winds are currently at 50 mph and ...

Tropical Storm Jerry is no longer expected to approach the easternmost Caribbean islands as a hurricane, although they still remain under a tropical storm watch. The latest National Hurricane Center ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Thursday said Tropical Storm Jerry was getting closer to the Caribbean’s northern Leeward Islands, but was expected to shift away into the open ...

Tropical Storm Jerry continues to spin in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said on the morning of Oct. 8. The system is still far from land, nearly 900 miles from the northern Leeward ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — This weekend likely marks the close of Staten Island’s brief but beloved pawpaw season—a fleeting time when this indigenous North American fruit ripens and drops from trees ...

Now, a hurricane turning is not uncommon at all. These storms don't just move in a straight line. Hurricanes can be thought of as a large spinning mass of thunderstorms. Thunderstorms grow into tall ...

Tropical Storm Imelda will likely stay well to the southeast of the South Carolina coast in the coming days, according to a 6 a.m. briefing from the National Weather Service’s Charleston bureau. With ...

There's no such thing as a bad time for an island getaway. Across the globe, there are tiny, floating plots of land just waiting for you to come to dig your toes in the sand, swim in the azure waters, ...

HONG KONG — A U.S. film distributor has criticized a Chinese studio for reportedly using artificial intelligence to make a gay couple straight when distributing the body-horror film “Together” in ...